Day: September 17, 2014

The city of New York recently approved renaming the Morningside Heights street where George Carlin grew up as “George Carlin Way” in honor of the late stand-up comedian. George Carlin Way already shows up on Google Maps. And on Oct. 22, 2014, the physical signs will match the digital ones. Kelly Carlin, George’s only child, will join comedian Kevin Bartini (who spearheaded the street naming effort) and others in an official dedication, party and whatnot. Scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. that Wednesday at the corner of West 121st Street and Amsterdam Avenue. The Comic’s Comic will bring you...

Is Nick Griffin feeling depressed, or is this just a natural state of being once you hit your 40s? On Tuesday night’s Conan, Griffin isn’t quite sure. He does know now that if it’s not sex, money, booze, or dessert, then he’s not having any of it. And don’t try to compare him to Brad Pitt. That’s just not fair. Roll the...

The historic Friars Club building, a five-story house constructed in 1909 in midtown Manhattan that became the clubhouse and “Friars Club Monastery” in 1957 with Abbot Joe E. Lewis, was renamed the “Jerry Lewis Monastery” in a special ceremony Monday night in honor of the club’s current Abbot and Lewis. “Jerry is the Abbot of the Club and in recognition of his iconic status in entertainment, the Board voted unanimously to name the building in his honor,” Barry Dougherty, the Friars Club’s Director of Communications, told The Comic’s Comic. Lewis is the Friars Club Abbot. Larry King, 80, became...